OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
Lucille (Russ) Williams
Aug 7, 2012
On Tuesday, August 7, Willie Lucille Russ Williams, 91, was called to her heavenly home. A lifetime resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Williams was born on June 1, 1921, in the Grahamville Community, to Jasper Quincy Russ, Sr. and Sarah (Sadie) Graham Russ. She attended Uniondale and Workmore Schools in Telfair County. Mrs. Williams was the widow of William C....
Charlie Paul Giles
Jul 17, 2012
Charlie Paul Giles, 78, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 17. Funeral services will be at 10:00A.M., Friday, July 20, at Faith Baptist Church. Burial will follow at 1:00P.M., in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Bluffton, Mr. Giles was the son of the late Lester and Emma Snipes Giles. He was a member...
Marie (Fulford) Jeffries
Jul 10, 2012
Marie Fulford Jeffries, 66, of McRae, died Tuesday, July 10. Funeral services will be held at 1:30P.M., Friday, July 13, at Helena Baptist Church with burial in Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Jeffries was the daughter of the late Pete Fulford and the late Amy Rhodes Fulford Blackburn. She...

Eschol Danny Coleman
Jul 1, 2012
Danny Coleman, 54, of Cochran, died Sunday, July 1. Funeral services will be held at 1:00P.M., Thursday, July 5, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Jacksonville. Visitation is Thursday, from noon until the service hour. A native of Perry, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Eschol Daniel and Grace...

Carrie Rebecca "Reba" (Spires) Whidby
Jun 29, 2012
Carrie Rebecca "Reba" Spires Whidby, 82, of Macon, died Friday, June 29. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Monday, July 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Rebecca Cemetery, Milan. Visitation is Sunday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Whidby was the daughter of the late Lee and Carrie Rebecca Pipkin Spires. A...

James Ray Bohannon
Jun 18, 2012
James Ray Bohannon, 57, of Milan died Monday, June 18. Graveside services will be held at 4:00P.M., Thursday, June 21, in the Hopewell Church cemetery, Rhine. A native of Jacksonville, FL, Mr. Bohannon was the son of the late J.R. and Hazel Hatten Bohannon. An Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a truck driver. Mr. Bohannon was...

Florence Eugene (Selph) Reynolds
Jun 17, 2012
Florence Eugene Selph Reynolds, 93, of McRae, died Sunday, June 17. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, June 20, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M. A native of Wheeler County, Ms. Reynolds was the daughter of the late John Henry and Cassie Locke Selph, and was...
Roy Sidney Powell
Jun 12, 2012
Roy Sidney Powell, 74, of McRae, died Tuesday, June 12.. Funeral services will be held at 3:00P.M., Thursday, June 14, at the McRae First Baptist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Powell was the son of the late Roland Q. and Naomi Burkett Powell. He...

Joseph Robert McGee
May 31, 2012
Joseph Robert McGee, 32, of Chauncey, died Thursday, May 31. Funeral services will be at 4:00P.M., Sunday, June 3, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Little Rock Cemetery, Alamo. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native of Dade City, FL, Mr. McGee was the son of Betty McGee Nash and the late Jesse Robert McGee,...

Anne (Bradfield) Tyor
May 27, 2012
Anne Bradfield Tyor passed away peacefully on May 27, 2012 in the Pavilion at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community. Anne was born in McRae, Georgia at her grandfather’s home on February 19, 1925. As a child, Anne took dancing and piano lessons, and she also played the drum in the marching band. Anne graduated from Florida State College for Women in...
Emily Jane (Mann) Davidson
May 25, 2012
Emily Jane Mann Davidson, 73, of McRae, died Friday, May 25. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, May 27, at the McRae United Methodist Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. Born December 30, 1938, in McRae, Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late Emily Flanders and William S. Mann, Jr. She was...
Marlene (Davis) Jeffries
May 22, 2012
Marlene Davis Jeffries, 68, died Tuesday, May 22. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, May 25, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the New Red Hill Church Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00–9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Milan, Mrs. Jeffries was the daughter of the late Charlie F. and Alice Faye Jones Davis. She...
Betty Lou (Howell) Howard
May 21, 2012
Betty Lou Howard, 70, of Jacksonville, died Monday, May 21, at home following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, May 23, at Mt. Galilee Baptist Church with burial in the Clements Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Howard was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Ideatha...
Virginia Burch (Steverson) Eve
May 16, 2012
Virginia Steverson Burch Eve, 85, formerly of McRae, died Wednesday, May 16. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00P.M., Saturday, May 19, with the funeral service following at 2:00P.M., in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Blockhouse Cemetery. A native of Jacksonville, Mrs. Eve was the daughter of the late Walter and Molly Mixon Steverson. She was...
Mary Hazel (Williams) Wilcox
May 12, 2012
Mary Hazel Williams Wilcox, 82, formerly of Jacksonville, died Saturday, May 12. A graveside service will be held at 10:00A.M., Tuesday, May 15, in the Blockhouse Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00 - 8:00P.M. A native of Jacksonville where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Wilcox was the daughter of the late Joseph and Effie Pearl Williams. Although she was...
Terrell Buford Cook, Sr.
May 3, 2012
Terrell Buford Cook, Sr. Buford Cook went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The owner and operator of Pine Leaf Investments, he lived a remarkable life that touched many people. Born on June 21, 1932 to Ray Vaughn “Varney” and Susan Brown Cook, the sixth of seven children, his childhood was filled with stories about...

Elizabeth (Raynor) Bush
Apr 26, 2012
Emma Elizabeth Raynor Bush, 87, of McRae, died Thursday, April 26.. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Saturday, April 28, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with visitation immediately following. Interment will be at 2:30P.M., in Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Bush was the daughter of the late John D. and...
Bill Walsh
Apr 16, 2012
Bill Walsh, 64, of Scotland, died Monday, April 16. Funeral services will be at 3:30P.M., Thursday, April 19, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Scotland Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 7:00-9:00P.M. A native of Hazlehurst, Mr. Walsh was the son of Ruby Spell Manning and the late John Edward Walsh. He was retired from Tolleson...
Polly (Giddens) Moon
Apr 15, 2012
Mrs. Polly Giddens Moon, 83, entered into rest Sunday, April 15, 2012 after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Friday, April 20, 2012 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Waller officiating and eulogy given by her nephew, Tom Sanders. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. The daughter of the late Walter...

Eschol Daniel Coleman
Apr 14, 2012
Warner Robins-Eschol Daniel Coleman, 95, formerly of Milan, died Saturday, April 14. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, April 17, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Coleman was the son of the late Daugherty “Shorty” and Katie Lou McDuffie Coleman. He...